China . . . . Land of unrest . . . tomorrow they may Starve !
Plot Summary
The story of a farmer in China: a story of humility and bravery. His father gives Wang Lung a freed slave as wife...
Run Time
138 min
Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Genre
Drama, Romance
Language
English
Keyword
Famine, Farmer, Money, Slave, City
Movie Rating
Sound Mix
Mono
Colour
Black and White
Film Type
Feature
Film Class
Rural Drama
Themes
Down on Their Luck
Tones
Sweeping, Stylized, Poignant, Lyrical, Earthy
Has Detailed Data (New)
1, 2, 3
Wikipedia Text
The Good Earth (1937) is a film about Chinese farmers who struggle to survive. It was adapted by Talbot Jennings, Tess Slesinger, and Claudine West from the play by Donald Davis and Owen Davis, which was in itself based on the 1931 novel of the same name by Nobel Prize-winning author Pearl S. Buck The film was directed by Sidney Franklin, Victor Fleming (uncredited) and Gustav Machaty (uncredited).
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